Auto Mechanic Burns To Ashes After Faulty Taxi Bursts In Flames

Investigations are underway into the mysterious death of 27-year-old auto electrician, Yusif Tijani who got burnt to ashes after a faulty taxi under which he was servicing caught up in flames in Koforidua.

Reporting the unfortunate development, the municipal police commander, Superintendent Richardson Kumekor, stated that as about 4:15pm on Saturday, one Reynolds Acheamfour Tetteh reported to the Police that the deceased, aged 23, was attending to his taxi cab, with registration number AS-5163-11, near Bona Clinic in the municipality, however, the taxi suddenly caught fire and trapped the electrician under the car.

Meanwhile, Tijani is feared to have died at the Koforidua regional hospital where he was rushed for treatment upon securing several levels of injury.a